Vermont § 955 - Winter roads When a public highway is so obstructed by snow that travel is impracticable, the selectboard of the town may immediately lay out, prepare, and open a winter highway for travel in place of the obstructed highway
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 955 — Winter roads When a public highway is so obstructed by snow that travel is impracticable, the selectboard of the town may immediately lay out, prepare, and open a winter highway for travel in place of the obstructed highway, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 955. Winter roads When a public highway is so obstructed by snow that travel is impracticable, the selectboard of the town may immediately lay out, prepare, and open a winter highway for travel in place of the obstructed highway
- . The highway shall be continued only during the
winter in which it is laid out. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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